StencilGirl Blog Hop!

1/25/2014

Welcome to the StencilGirl Blog Hop featuring StencilGirl Artist Michelle Ward!
We're celebrating brand new stencil releases by Michelle Ward available today to the public as of today!
Best of all, both Michelle Ward and Mary Beth Shaw are hopping along with us!!

You're on the right track if you just arrived from my friend Carolyn Dube’s blog. If not, no worries!
You can just follow the list below and start back at the beginning.

I chose to play with Michelle Ward’s Spheres Small Stencil to make some fun map coasters with paint and collage! I'm grateful to Cecilia Swatton for sharing where she gets her coasters and encouraging me to paint my own! I started with four coasters, and painted these Cobalt Turquoise acrylic...

Next came the stenciling! I used Cobalt Teal acrylic paint and an ink sweeper to create more circles on my circle-shaped coasters!

Lastly, I took a vintage survey map and used Fiskars Round ’n Round Squeeze Punches to punch out circles.
I placed them in the centers of some spheres...

I adhered these with matte medium...

It was easy and fun! And now I have four coasters that coordinate! Can't wait to make more!

Before you leave, enter the StencilGirl GIVEAWAY to win a set of Michelle Ward's brand new stencils!
All you have to do is leave me a comment below by Sunday, February 2nd at 11:59PM Central Time.
The more blogs you comment on in the blog hop, the more chances you have of winning!

Blog Hop Order
StencilGirl Talk
Michelle Ward
Mary Beth Shaw
Linda Kittmer
Julie Snidle
Judy Shea
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Carolyn Dube
Mary C. Nasser – you are here!
Janet Joehlin
Kirsten Reed
Maria McGuire

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
And good luck winning the Michelle Ward's new stencils!
Mary^

121 Comments

Nancy Curry link

1/26/2014 02:27:25 pm

I love the coaster idea and, of course, your take on them with maps. Terrific set, Mary.

Maria McGuire link

1/26/2014 02:52:08 pm

Okay...this is just COOL! The coasters, the cut out maps...I LOVE!

Janis

1/26/2014 03:07:37 pm

Love anything with maps!!! These are really cool!!!
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com

Cecilia Sawyer link

1/26/2014 03:12:53 pm

What a totally cool idea. I have to try this! I also like the colors you chose. Thanks so much!

Heather B. link

1/26/2014 03:21:19 pm

So where do you get the coasters, and the maps, and … do you do any kind of top layer sealer to keep them staying nice? Nice fun project.

Mary link

1/27/2014 09:57:13 am

Thank you, Heather.
I added a top layer of matte varnish.

Bev

1/26/2014 03:30:56 pm

Love your map take with this stencil....very cool!

Michelle L.

1/26/2014 03:40:37 pm

Fun! I love the colors and maps - this makes me want to paint over the coasters I have! Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win!

Dianne Thompson

1/26/2014 04:16:56 pm

love, love the colour combo. so many ideas going through my head that I will be 99 before I can get them all done lol

Bernice link

1/26/2014 04:54:14 pm

Fabulous combination of the stencil and the map

Sharon Davis

1/26/2014 07:08:30 pm

Love it. I have some of these coaster and now you have given me a way to decorate them. thanks for sharing.

papallonesdecolorins

1/26/2014 08:41:54 pm

Genial idea, unos posavasos preciosos para animar tus veladas. Me gusta el uso que le has hecho a la plantilla. Gracias. Un saludo

VickiR in OH

1/26/2014 09:14:32 pm

Oooh, LOVING the new release of stencil designs, and your coasters turned out SO Awesome! Thanks for a chance to win :)

Tracy

1/26/2014 09:36:18 pm

Gorgeous colors! Love the way the map ties in the geometric-ness of the stencils

Nancy Lefko link

1/26/2014 09:42:52 pm

Great idea !!

Kirsten Reed link

1/26/2014 09:43:29 pm

WOW!! I have a ton of coasters ~ love this clever idea!! You never cease to amaze me!

Disco Queen

1/26/2014 09:50:31 pm

Hi Mary, Super Coasters. I love how easy it would be to change the Colors to fit in with my Home Decor. Theresa x

Jessica Sporn link

1/26/2014 09:55:16 pm

What a great project! Thanks for sharing it and for the link for the coasters. That's a terrific resource.

Mary Beth Shaw link

1/26/2014 10:42:48 pm

These coasters are absolutely TOO CUTE! The open parts of this stencil is perfect for this. Well done, my friend :)

Renee Zarate link

1/26/2014 10:47:21 pm

Great idea!

Judy Shea link

1/26/2014 10:48:32 pm

These are fantastic. You know you could have stopped just after you stenciled over the teal, but you took it to another level and wow, beautiful. Do you need to seal them with anything strong in case they get the water ring on them?

Mary link

1/27/2014 09:56:28 am

Thanks, Judy.
I did seal these with a matte varnish.

Jennifer

1/26/2014 10:58:47 pm

Wow! Love this idea.

Carolyn Dube link

1/26/2014 11:15:20 pm

Working on a round surface- brilliant! Love everything about this!

helen markee

1/26/2014 11:49:30 pm

love the coasters. what a unique idea. thanks for the inspiration

bearsmother

1/26/2014 11:55:33 pm

The wonderful thing about blog hops is the chance to get a new idea for using our paper projects. I love the idea of the coasters. They'd make a great present for newlyweds or as a hostess gift. I missed seeing you at Artmart a couple weeks ago. I live in Millstadt. Seems like St. Louis is always shutting down major highways on the weekend so I didn't venture over. Hope to meet you another time. thanks.

Ann Daly

1/27/2014 12:01:43 am

You make it look so easy. I love the idea of making the coasters.

elizabeth

1/27/2014 12:07:04 am

fabulous coasters.

Rita Perfater

1/27/2014 12:20:28 am

Thank you for sharing. The coasters are beautiful.

Daryl link

1/27/2014 12:21:06 am

Great coasters and great stencil! Blog hops are great for getting tons of inspiration!

Linda McLaughlin link

1/27/2014 12:21:24 am

What a wonderful idea for coasters and the perfect stencil for it.

Linda Kittmer link

1/27/2014 12:26:01 am

Mary these are fantastic and they so perfectly reflect me some days...just going around in circles. LOL

Andy

1/27/2014 12:43:43 am

I love these coasters! What a great idea. Thanks for posting and the chance to win a cool new stencil.

Melva Bates link

1/27/2014 01:39:31 am

Love the stencil. But using it on the coasters is inspired.

Suztats

1/27/2014 02:23:10 am

I would never have thought of making coasters!

Lynda link

1/27/2014 02:23:52 am

Love your coasters! And love that stencil. Thanks for the giveaway.

Judy N

1/27/2014 02:31:11 am

What a fun idea, coasters turned out very cool!
Until later,
Judy

Jo Murray link

1/27/2014 02:35:10 am

Hi Mary...this is a great project...perfect for gifts. Love the choices you made...which portion of which stencil, colour, collages bits. I could really use these stencils!

Michelle Ward link

1/27/2014 02:55:30 am

Mary, love the circles on a circle. Very cool! And even more circles with layered punch out - clever! Super fun project. Loved seeing how you used the stencil!

Barbara Albrecht

1/27/2014 03:02:00 am

What a clever idea!! I LOVE it!!! I've got some coasters sitting around here somewhere...gotta find them and "fix" them! Thanks for the tutorial!!

Wendy Howse

1/27/2014 03:56:25 am

I'm a map and circles girl myself so I think these coasters are very cool! And now I'm inspired to get to work on those coasters that have been sitting in my stash for many moons.

Gerrina link

1/27/2014 04:33:12 am

Great how cirkels work on cirkels!

Denise Spillane

1/27/2014 04:38:37 am

Wonderful idea. I love the little map bits you made.

Jane Martin

1/27/2014 04:59:39 am

Fun! Fun! Fun!

Glenda Lovchik

1/27/2014 05:04:45 am

Wonderful idea. Could even buy mismatched ones at a flea market and make them all look like a set. Thanks.

Gina Sismilich link

1/27/2014 06:00:04 am

Those coasters are great - and they come in teal!

RITA MONTGOMERY

1/27/2014 06:03:08 am

Very cool coaster idea. Love the look of the stencil and maps.

Jane Ellen

1/27/2014 06:55:38 am

Wow something I could use and its beautiful. Love the colors. thank you so much for sharing your talent.

julie m

1/27/2014 06:56:58 am

great idea. maybe if i made a set of coasters i would use them instead of a folded paper towel.

Jackieb1965

1/27/2014 07:14:10 am

I love the way you made the fun coasters with highlights of the maps in them!! Thank you for sharing how to make them!!!

Maggie Martin

1/27/2014 07:35:52 am

Creative and clever idea I absolutely love this idea.

Julia

1/27/2014 07:50:14 am

So cool! I love your color choices!

Jean

1/27/2014 08:14:46 am

Great project! I love the coasters.

Janet J

1/27/2014 08:23:54 am

Cool retro coasters.

April Lopez

1/27/2014 08:24:01 am

I love your maps

Saranne Valentine

1/27/2014 08:38:54 am

Love these! I take coasters from restaurants to play with! ❤

Maggie M

1/27/2014 08:54:18 am

Perfect stencil for the coasters! They came out great! Thanks for playing along!

donna joy

1/27/2014 09:14:12 am

love this idea! love seeing all the different interpretations of the stencils!

morningdove

1/27/2014 09:45:07 am

love the coaster idea, and where do you get the blanks? great how you attached little bits of map.

Mary link

1/27/2014 09:54:33 am

Thank you! The link to the website for the coasters is above.
It's: http://www.amazon.com/Qty-125-Coasters-Cocktails-Projects/dp/B009C07QWO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_misc_1

Jackie Neal

1/27/2014 09:48:42 am

Mary- just too cool! Love these coasters!

Beth Figiel

1/27/2014 10:28:18 am

Thank you for this. New to using stencils, this looks like something I not only like but I could do.

NancyLee

1/27/2014 10:41:25 am

Very sweet. Great for a spring party.

Susan Schultheis

1/27/2014 10:58:12 am

Great idea using Michelle's new stencils. Everyone is creating such great projects with these stencils. I would love to win a set. Thanks.

Ruth Feria link

1/27/2014 12:09:34 pm

lovely, simple and elegant...great idea and love the color, my favorite!

textilerecycler link

1/27/2014 01:30:28 pm

I wish I could sing. I'd sing "AWE- SOOOOOMMMMME" I always love your projects.
textilerecycler (at) yahoo (dot) com

Raine

1/27/2014 03:42:05 pm

I love how you used this stencil to make coasters! SO clever!

Ruth L link

1/27/2014 06:01:00 pm

Amazing project, thanks for sharing it with us!

Denny link

1/27/2014 06:55:34 pm

This is a great idea! I love how you used the stencil and your maps.

Linda on the Prairie

1/27/2014 07:52:47 pm

The surfaces look so very perfect. Your compositions are always so attractive.

Lori

1/27/2014 10:08:35 pm

The coasters were a perfect place to put the circles!

Susan Mower

1/28/2014 02:04:12 am

I have already put some of these coasters in my Amazon cart! Never would have thought of them being such a creative canvas. Thanks for sharing!

Pat Healey

1/28/2014 04:04:03 am

Loved your idea of coasters - they are wonderful!

Robin Parton

1/28/2014 04:11:12 am

Love you use of the new stencil to make great coasters. Thanks for the great tutorial.

Barbara C.

1/28/2014 04:12:12 am

I love the idea of coasters, we always use them. Teal is my fav color lately so It really caught my eye.

Susie F

1/28/2014 04:54:50 am

What a great use of the stencil. The colors are really beautiful. They really caught my eye because I live in St. Louis. I've been using scraps of maps on almost everything lately. Lucky I have two older atlases(spelling?) Fun !!!

Jane

1/28/2014 05:15:47 am

My question was already asked and answered!! Thank you!
This is so cute and practical, too!

Katharine Gledsdale

1/28/2014 05:23:53 am

Gorgeous!

edie evans

1/28/2014 05:33:43 am

love that color! I've been wondering how durable those coasters were - thanks for letting me know they'll hold up to some mixed medial work!

Elizabeth Kaplan

1/28/2014 05:39:42 am

Very nicely done, Ms. Mary. Neat and tidy.

Sue Komernicky

1/28/2014 06:09:48 am

Really love the new stencils from Michelle Ward! You can do so many cool things with them!! The coasters are a great example!

Debra Armstrong

1/28/2014 07:03:50 am

Beautiful color. Great idea. Love the stencils.

Sue Pompetti

1/28/2014 07:21:37 am

Great project! So original!

Sherri Scott

1/28/2014 07:32:57 am

great idea, love the look of the coasters

jona

1/28/2014 08:05:37 am

I do coasters too but never thought of using stencils on them! Love it!

jean marmo link

1/28/2014 08:31:43 am

I love this idea! Love the punched map!

Bonnie Isabelle

1/28/2014 08:33:19 am

I love these coasters. I can picture the stencil used here on a wall. My birthday is Feb 2...this would be a nice gift...just saying

Amante del papel

1/28/2014 08:41:39 am

is a fantastic idea, and look so well!

Lura Brown

1/28/2014 08:48:04 am

mary it just figures you would find a way to use a map on this. it looks awesome. love the colors you picked so much and of course the stencils are to die for. heres hoping xoxo

Lorrie T. link

1/28/2014 11:39:12 am

Nice way to personalize coasters.

Barbara Sullivan

1/28/2014 11:59:47 am

Wonderful new way to stencil and add that personal map circle. Really something we can all use at drink time.

leslie tucker jenison link

1/28/2014 02:03:56 pm

This is such a great idea! I love the inset map pieces. Thanks!

jan

1/28/2014 03:54:04 pm

what a great idea!

Kris Hill

1/28/2014 08:50:12 pm

How fun!! Love the colors!

Gill

1/28/2014 10:39:54 pm

I love the stencil - and your coasters!
I've never seen a squeeze punch - off to see if I can find one online!!

terri link

1/29/2014 06:40:17 am

Awesome project!

Heather Ferguson

1/29/2014 07:50:10 am

Love this design and the colors!!!

melissa link

1/29/2014 09:01:34 am

I love the contrast of the black and white print with the blue

Rebecca Buchanan

1/29/2014 11:13:30 am

I, too, love the colors, the graphic quality, the whole idea. Fun, functional, funtastic! : )

Marsha

1/29/2014 12:11:44 pm

Another great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Sue

1/29/2014 03:54:00 pm

Oh. My. Goodness. I LOVE this project - you really nailed this one! I really love the coasters and I thank you for sharing your source! Very sweet of you - thanks again!

Jennifer link

1/29/2014 10:34:26 pm

Such a simple project, yet looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Marsha

1/30/2014 01:03:00 am

I am always looking for a quick gift project to give to friends, walla I think I found it. Thanks!!!

Kathy H

1/30/2014 03:35:39 am

What a great coaster idea! Love the color choice.

Bronwen

1/30/2014 07:35:53 am

Great colours and project, thanks

Karen D

1/30/2014 07:33:43 pm

Loved the coasters, what a cool idea! A wonderfully simple way to make such stunningly individual coasters. They would make great gifts.

Linda Dunn link

1/30/2014 11:51:49 pm

You may finally have talked me into those Fiskar punches :)

Faye link

1/31/2014 04:23:23 am

Wonderful idea. I love the turquoise.

Diana Evans link

1/31/2014 04:33:25 am

oh how clever and wonderful are these!!! Happy PPF!!!

Cindi

1/31/2014 04:39:20 am

Those coasters look super cool. Great idea to use the stencil on them. =)

Sue

1/31/2014 11:19:06 am

What wonderful ideas...no two alike.

susan link

1/31/2014 11:44:31 am

These coasters have come out so great. Love the shades of blue you have used on them.

giggles link

1/31/2014 04:16:05 pm

Mary these are amazing and so is the stencil!! Love the color too!! So funky!! You should get someone to market these!! Love the pattern!

Hugs Giggles

Sarah Jones

2/1/2014 02:52:38 am

I love it! I would love some stencils! Do these coasters hold up to liquid then?

Julz Kinsella link

2/1/2014 12:52:23 pm

Totally love what you have created Mary and the stencil is fab and as lover of cartography that is a brilliant use of vintage images.

Congrats on a fabulous blog and have pinned it. Hugs Julz